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✵ Spell the Month in Books│July

I'm trying to catch up with this challenge, but it's not quite working. 😆 Still, thank you to Jana @ Review From the Stacks for hosting this! J - James and the Giant Peach About the Book James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is enormously fat with a face that looks...

✵ Book Review: A Daydream a Day by Ivan Tu

Rating ★★★★★ About the Book A Daydream a Day is a collection of fifty cute drawings and inspirational poetry about growing up, defining success, and falling in love. The black-and-white, cartoon-style drawings will fully immerse readers in the daydreams of a young adult trying to make sense of life.The collection is divided into five parts—on...

✵ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past . . . Rating ★★★ My Review I feel quite conflicted about this book. I'm giving The Great Gatsby 3 stars mostly for its beautiful prose. Other than that, I have quite a few problems with this one.Don't get me wrong,...

✵ Poetry│Lonely

For those who struggle. a room full of people,a head full of thoughts,a past full of memories,a heart full of doubt. dark nights and cold tears,fading hope, fading hope.but always she rises,again and again. with a dream that someday,someday,things will beokay. Originally from @KBuxtonBooks's #mondayfic on Twitter. It's a challenge to write a Tweet-long piece...

✵ Book Review│Dust by Kara Swanson

☐ Debut novel ☐ Duology ☐ Portal fantasy ☐ Fairy tale ☐ Peter Pan retelling ☐ Characters with secrets ☐ Phenomenal cover ☐ Modern setting ☐ Dual POV ☐ Clean romance ☐ Morally gray characters ☐ Christian author and publisher ☐ Emphasis on mental health ☐ Themes on light and darkness Rating ★★★★★ About the...

✵ Waves Crashing Just Like Me by Kelsey Gallant

☐ Two points-of-view ☐ Summer read ☐ Beach setting ☐ Christian author ☐ Clean romance ☐ Love triangle ☐ Depression and autism awareness ☐ Hidden gem ☐ Highly recommended for fans of Sara Ella's Coral About the Book Fifteen-year-old Mariana Kaywood is ecstatic about spending the summer on the beach. She’ll get to spend all...

✵ Poetry│Trees

the trees are calling. come, they say. come and rest just a moment. can you not spare just a moment? for we have seen the years go by. and in the end what remains are the simple times. like wind in the leaves. and light in the shadows. and joy in your heart. Originally from...